tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58515791789070513432014-10-01T21:52:40.521-07:00THE OREGON BLOGGERInspirational, Motivational, Goal Setting, Business, Sales, Self Improvement, Books, DVD, Video, Educational, Time Management, Planning, Day Timers,TheOregonBlogger@AOL.Comnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851579178907051343.post-23553220649394062222008-10-30T10:43:00.000-07:002008-10-30T14:18:26.745-07:00Mount Saint Helens, Washington<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Z7Nq1jIKCag/SQn152BV-CI/AAAAAAAAAk8/cWISw39krKo/s1600-h/MT+ST+HELENS+020.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#336666;"><strong><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 257px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 251px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263008013661632546" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Z7Nq1jIKCag/SQn152BV-CI/AAAAAAAAAk8/cWISw39krKo/s400/MT+ST+HELENS+020.jpg" /></strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;color:#336666;"> <span style="font-family:arial;color:#336666;"><strong>Mount Saint Helens is about a 2 hour drive from Portland Oregon. There are some great trails for all ages to walk on at the The Johnston Ridge Observatory.</strong></span></span><span style="color:#009900;"> </span><span style="color:#336666;">(<span style="font-size:85%;color:#009900;">Click on Pictures to Enlarge</span>.)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#336666;"><strong>The Johnston Ridge Observatory will be closed for the winter season at the end of the day on Sunday, November 9. The observatory will reopen in mid-May 2009 for the 2009 visitor season (opening date will be dependent on weather and snow levels).</strong></span><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Z7Nq1jIKCag/SQn0ABt5EKI/AAAAAAAAAks/Gcn4Geoi-2s/s1600-h/MT+ST+HELENS+036.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 251px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 248px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263005920857231522" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Z7Nq1jIKCag/SQn0ABt5EKI/AAAAAAAAAks/Gcn4Geoi-2s/s400/MT+ST+HELENS+036.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#336666;"><strong>Mount St. Helens was known as "the Fuji of America" because its symmetrical beauty was similar to that of the famous Japanese volcano. The graceful cone top, whose glistening cap of perennial snow and ice dazzled the viewer, is now largely gone. On May 18, 1980, the missing mountaintop was transformed in a few hours into the extensive volcanic ash that blanketed much of the Northwestern United States and into various other deposits close<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Z7Nq1jIKCag/SQn5xq7qw-I/AAAAAAAAAlE/lHBjSzqVyys/s1600-h/MT+ST+HELENS+034.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 250px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 249px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263012271292597218" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Z7Nq1jIKCag/SQn5xq7qw-I/AAAAAAAAAlE/lHBjSzqVyys/s400/MT+ST+HELENS+034.jpg" /></a>r to the mountain. </strong></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#336666;"><strong><span style="font-family:arial;color:#336666;"></span></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#336666;"><strong><span style="font-family:arial;color:#336666;">Even before its recent loss of height, Mount St.</span> Helens was not one of the highest peaks in the Cascade Range. Its summit altitude of 9,677 feet made it only the fifth highest peak in Washington. It stood out handsomely, however, from surrounding hills because it rose thousands of feet above them and had a perennial cover of ice and snow. The peak rose more than 5,000 feet above its base, where the lower flanks merge with adjacent ridges. The mountain is about 6 miles across at its base, which is at an altitude of about 4,400 feet on the northeastern side and about 4,000 feet elsewhere. At the pre-eruption timberline (upper limit of trees), the width of the cone was about 4 miles.</strong></span><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#336666;"></span></strong>TheOregonBlogger@AOL.Comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851579178907051343.post-14684930412102851132008-08-15T09:34:00.000-07:002008-08-26T07:49:49.172-07:00Wilf's Restaurant & Bar<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Z7Nq1jIKCag/SKW1w4ekEMI/AAAAAAAAAaI/9kcle5B9WzQ/s1600-h/CM%27S+RUN+5-17-2008+023.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234789993286996162" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 276px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 198px" height="240" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Z7Nq1jIKCag/SKW1w4ekEMI/AAAAAAAAAaI/9kcle5B9WzQ/s320/CM%27S+RUN+5-17-2008+023.jpg" width="293" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Wilfs is a great place to listen to music and yes we did see one of the Northwest favorites Michael Allen Harrison </strong></span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Z7Nq1jIKCag/SKW1U2Pr1cI/AAAAAAAAAaA/BCYX_GnAt_E/s1600-h/CM%27S+RUN+5-17-2008+021.jpg"></a><a title="http://www.michaelallenharrison.com/" href="http://www.michaelallenharrison.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>http://www.michaelallenharrison.com/</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong> along with Israel Annoh (drummer), Michael Bard (tenor and soprano saxophone), Tanner Johnson (violinist). </strong></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>For those of you who enjoy music remember Tanner Johnson name, he is only 16 and he is a fantastic violinist with a wonderful future ahead of him. </strong></span><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-family:arial;">Wilfs is located in Portland Oregon's Pearl and River District at Union Station</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Wilfs statement on life</span>...<br />Things that endure: Humor, optimism, celebrations, no matter how</span> small. Cooking endures; it brings people together in a way that offers comfort and even joy.</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Lively Libations<br />Sustainable Local Fare<br />Jazz for Dessert </span></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><strong>Scroll down the page to The Oregon and Washington Guide and click on Wilfs link to learn more.</strong><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span>TheOregonBlogger@AOL.Comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851579178907051343.post-52046164315688350012008-06-08T19:49:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:44:59.659-08:00MICHAEL ALLEN HARRISON - PORTLAND ORGON<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Z7Nq1jIKCag/SEydTYZTGsI/AAAAAAAAAYw/dzrlCg1M49w/s1600-h/CM%27S+RUN+5-17-2008+016.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209711825252457154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Z7Nq1jIKCag/SEydTYZTGsI/AAAAAAAAAYw/dzrlCg1M49w/s400/CM%27S+RUN+5-17-2008+016.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#003300;">Are you a Jazz Fan? </span></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#003300;">We recently saw a fantastic performance by Michael Allen Harrison <a title="http://www.michaelallenharrison.com/" href="http://www.michaelallenharrison.com/"><span style="color:#006600;">http://www.michaelallenharrison.com/</span></a> and his band along with his friends at JIMMY MAK's a Jazz Club in Portland Oregon <a title="http://www.jimmymaks.com/" href="http://www.jimmymaks.com/"><span style="color:#006600;">Jimmy Mak's</span></a>. Downbeat Magazine rates Jimmy Mak's as one of the world's top 100 places to hear jazz.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#003300;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#003300;"><span style="color:#003300;">Have you ever left after seeing a performance and thinking this was more than just a great music event. You felt that your were part of the band and you were at their home being entertained, it's a wonderful thing to see people do what they have a passion for.</span></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#003300;"></span></strong><br /><span style="color:#003300;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#003300;"><strong>The band and the guest that were on stage with Michael Allen Harrison were Israel Annoh (drummer), Phil Baker (bass), Michael Bard (tenor and soprano saxophone), Tim Ellis (guitar) and Tanner Johnson a very talented 16-yr-old violinist.</strong> </span><strong><span style="color:#003300;">Patrick Lamp who is a Northwest favorite (alto saxophone and</span> vocalist) </strong></span><a title="http://patricklamb.com/" href="http://patricklamb.com/"><a title="http://patricklamb.com/ " href="http://patricklamb.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#006600;"><strong>http</strong></span></a><a title="http://patricklamb.com/ " href="http://patricklamb.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#006600;"><strong>://patricklamb.com/</strong></span></span></a><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </a><span style="color:#003300;">and the wonderful voice of Julianne Johnson (Recording Artist, Actress and Director). </span></span></span></strong><a href="http://www.siteskins.net/juliannerjohnson/2.html"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#006600;"><strong>http://www.siteskins.net/juliannerjohnson/2.html</strong></span></a><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#006600;"> </span><br /></strong><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209710981501127490" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 205px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" height="162" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Z7Nq1jIKCag/SEyciRLTi0I/AAAAAAAAAYo/6Z-hGvPWeZI/s400/mah+bio2_3.png" width="211" border="0" /><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#003300;">The fo<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Z7Nq1jIKCag/SEycBn1N1ZI/AAAAAAAAAYg/u7MKA-7i3Co/s1600-h/mah+bio2_3.png"></a>llowing is from Michael Allen Harrison's web site. </span></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#003300;">His music is best described as a genre of it's own. His cutting edge, classical contemporary style carves a distinct niche of timeless music which far exceeds the scales of his Steinway keyboard. As a sought </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#003300;">after producer, composer and arranger, this well-known concert pianist has been in the music scene for over two decades.<br /><br />Michael Allen Harrison believes in the power of music to soothe and inspire, to enliven and bring people of all ages together, and to foster creativity in future generations. Guided by that belief, he founded The Snowman Foundation in 1999 to support and promote music education among young people. </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#003300;">To learn more about Michael Allen Harrison and the Snowman Foundation <a title="http://www.michaelallenharrison.com/" href="http://www.michaelallenharrison.com/"><span style="color:#006600;">http://www.michaelallenharrison.com/</span></a></span></strong>TheOregonBlogger@AOL.Comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851579178907051343.post-88499157559748886942008-05-23T06:57:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:45:00.191-08:00Hike Multnomah Falls<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Z7Nq1jIKCag/SDbULgq9ZLI/AAAAAAAAAXQ/I-0sg_gFXHE/s1600-h/P1010006.jpg"><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203579713686955186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 380px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 416px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="400" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Z7Nq1jIKCag/SDbULgq9ZLI/AAAAAAAAAXQ/I-0sg_gFXHE/s400/P1010006.jpg" width="350" border="0" /></strong></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>Multnomah Falls is Oregon's tallest waterfall and it's also the second tallest year-round waterfall in the United States. While at its best during winter and spring, this magnificent sight is spectacular to see any time of year.<br /><br />Fed by the crystal clear water of underground springs originating in Larch Mountain, Multnomah Falls divides into two distinct sections as it crashes to the ground. The much taller upper falls is thinner and longer while the lower section is wider and stronger. </strong></span><a href="http://www.spectacularoregon.com/fallslakes/images/multnomahfalls/LowerMult.jpg"></a><a href="http://www.spectacularoregon.com/fallslakes/images/multnomahfalls/MultnomahFalls.jpg"></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>There is a fairly easy, short hiking trail up to Benson Bridge. In 1914, Simon Benson, then owner of the falls, replaced the existing log bridge with this much wider and safer bridge, crafted by Italian stone masons. Whether looking upward to the top of the falls, or downward over the lower half of the falls visitors can thoroughly enjoy great views of the </strong></span><a href="http://www.spectacularoregon.com/landmarks/columbiagorge.htm"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>Columbia River</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong> and of the falls themselves. </strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>For the more adventuresome visitor, there is a hiking trail to the top of the waterfall. This hike is long and strenuous. It's a mile long and is made up strictly of several switchbacks heading upwards at a forty-five degree angle most of the way. There are several resting points, and the view at the top is very much worth the effort.</strong> </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Z7Nq1jIKCag/SDbT8wq9ZKI/AAAAAAAAAXI/fgoobDJdzOM/s1600-h/P1010005.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203579460283884706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Z7Nq1jIKCag/SDbT8wq9ZKI/AAAAAAAAAXI/fgoobDJdzOM/s400/P1010005.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Hiking Tips:</span> When you start out from the parking area, you'll pass a historic 1925 stone lodge, a good place to pick up a map or a quick ice cream cone. Walk to the left of the lodge, straight toward the falls to find the paved trail switchbacking up to a stone bridge between the two segments of Multnomah Falls' long cascade.</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;">The classic hike here follows a paved 1.1-mile path to the top of the falls. But you can beat the crowds and see half a dozen extra waterfalls if you have the energy for a longer loop to Wahkeena Falls.<br /></span></strong></span>TheOregonBlogger@AOL.Comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851579178907051343.post-2782994547544633172008-05-02T04:04:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:45:00.414-08:00FORT VANCOUVER WASHINGTON<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Z7Nq1jIKCag/SBr3BA0fOpI/AAAAAAAAAVY/8tOzCj_uS5k/s1600-h/FORT+VANCOUVER+WA.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195736716897368722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Z7Nq1jIKCag/SBr3BA0fOpI/AAAAAAAAAVY/8tOzCj_uS5k/s400/FORT+VANCOUVER+WA.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Development of Fort Vancouver by the Hudson’s Bay Company from 1825 through 1846 was a seminal event in the history of the Pacific Northwest and lower Columbia River basin. The fort was an outpost of Western civilization during that period and functioned as a commerce and provisionary center for the lucrative fur trade throughout the Pacific Northwest. It was named in honor of the famous British sea explorer, Captain George Vancouver. </strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Under the leadership of Dr. John McLoughlin, the Hudson’s Bay Company at Fort Vancouver played a central role in the European settlement of the Pacific Northwest. As the anchor to British claims in the Pacific Northwest, Fort Vancouver was at the center of competing interests between Great Britain and the United States. With Fort Vancouver as its regional headquarters, the Hudson's Bay Company controlled 34 forts and posts in a territory encompassing present-day British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, western Montana and the Hawaiian Islands.</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>An 1835 visitor to the fort described it as "the New York of the Pacific."</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Owing to its national significance, the site was designated a National Historic Monument by Congress on June 19, 1948. In 1961, its size was expanded and renamed Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.<br /></strong></span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Z7Nq1jIKCag/SBr2WQ0fOoI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/U5-VMTylKlE/s1600-h/P1010004.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195735982457961090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Z7Nq1jIKCag/SBr2WQ0fOoI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/U5-VMTylKlE/s400/P1010004.JPG" border="0" /></strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong> Extensive archaeological documentation of the Fort Vancouver site from the 1940s to the present has provided a significant body of information for the interpretation and reconstruction of Fort Vancouver and its environs. Buildings reconstructed to date include the Chief Factor's House, bakery, blacksmith shop, central stores and fur storage facility. The site continues to yield important archaeological information concerning early nineteenth century patterns, events, processes, design and construction methods. Fort Vancouver National Historic Site is administered by the National Park Service.<br /></strong></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Z7Nq1jIKCag/SBr2CA0fOnI/AAAAAAAAAVI/PH1v_9VjW38/s1600-h/FORT+VANCOUVER+WA.jpg"></a></div>TheOregonBlogger@AOL.Comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851579178907051343.post-35434729081161808802008-04-16T20:58:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:45:00.971-08:00MARK LINDSAY - PAUL REVERE AND THE RAIDERS<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Z7Nq1jIKCag/SAbOWPeVoxI/AAAAAAAAAUU/AzR_bBdL-l4/s1600-h/MLRRCheader.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190062502097298194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 422px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 106px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="106" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Z7Nq1jIKCag/SAbOWPeVoxI/AAAAAAAAAUU/AzR_bBdL-l4/s400/MLRRCheader.jpg" width="462" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Z7Nq1jIKCag/SAbLm_eVovI/AAAAAAAAAUE/5yZoODrOx4c/s1600-h/KNT+4-12-08+023.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190059491325223666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Z7Nq1jIKCag/SAbLm_eVovI/AAAAAAAAAUE/5yZoODrOx4c/s400/KNT+4-12-08+023.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#000066;"><strong>Mark Lindsay was the lead singer and saxophone player for a 1960's band called <span style="font-size:130%;">Paul Revere and The Raiders</span>, is a native Oregonian born in Eugene Oregon in 1942. He now owns a restaurant called <span style="font-size:130%;">Mark Lindsay's Rock and Roll Cafe</span> in Portland Oregon. The above picture of Mark Lindsay was taken March 15, 2008. <span style="color:#003300;">Blog updated May 25th: As of May 2008 Mark Lindsay's Rock and Roll Cafe is closed, the radio station K-Hits 106.7 is still on the air.<br /></span><br />Mark began performing at the age of fifteen with local bands that played local venues. He was tapped to sing in a band called Freddy Chapman and the Idaho Playboys after he won a local talent contest. After Chapman left the area, Lindsay saw the other band members and a new member, </strong></span><a class="new" title="Paul Revere (singer) (page does not exist)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paul_Revere_%28singer%29&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1"><span style="color:#000066;"><strong>Paul Revere</strong></span></a><span style="color:#000066;"><strong>, playing at a local </strong></span><a class="mw-redirect" title="International Order of Odd Fellows" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Order_of_Odd_Fellows"><span style="color:#000066;"><strong>I.O.O.F.</strong></span></a><span style="color:#000066;"><strong> Hall. He persuaded the current band to allow him to sing a few songs with them. The next day he was working at his regular job at a bakery when Paul Revere came in to buy supplies for a hamburger restaurant that he owned. This chance meeting began their professional relationship. </strong></span><a id="The_Downbeats" name="The_Downbeats"></a><span style="color:#000066;"><strong></strong></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#000066;"><strong></strong></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#000066;"><strong>Mark and the group caught the attention of </strong></span><a title="Dick Clark" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Clark"><span style="color:#000066;"><strong>Dick Clark</strong></span></a><span style="color:#000066;"><strong>, who was creating an afternoon show for the teen market. Clark hired the group to perform on the show, which was called </strong></span><a title="Where the Action Is" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where_the_Action_Is"><span style="color:#000066;"><strong>Where the Action Is</strong></span></a><span style="color:#000066;"><strong>. As regulars on the show, the group soon became very successful. Mark Lindsay's lanky stature and good looks, as well as his excellent singing voice, quickly gained him immense popularity; he became one of the premier American teen idols </strong></span><span style="color:#000066;"><strong>of the 1960's</strong></span><span style="color:#000066;"><strong>.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">If you are in the Portland area you will need to visit Mark Lindsay's Rock Roll Cafe</span>, this is Portland's first and only celebrity restaurant. It's similar to a Hard Rock Cafe where you can relax amongst classic guitars and rock and roll memorabilia while listening to <span style="font-size:130%;">K-Hits 106.7</span> broadcast live from the radio studio that is located in the corner of the restaurant. On Saturday nights you may see Mark Lindsey as a DJ working in the radio studio or mingling with the people in the restaurant and bar. </strong></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#000066;"><strong>Mark Lindsay's Web Site: <a href="http://marklindsay.com/">http://marklindsay.com/</a></strong></span></span></div></div>TheOregonBlogger@AOL.Comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851579178907051343.post-11420739294317389052008-04-16T08:02:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:45:01.397-08:00KAH-NEE-TA - Warm Springs Oregon<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Z7Nq1jIKCag/SAYri_eVouI/AAAAAAAAAT8/M_RV2CC-3QQ/s1600-h/KNT+4-12-08+006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189883500745302754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Z7Nq1jIKCag/SAYri_eVouI/AAAAAAAAAT8/M_RV2CC-3QQ/s400/KNT+4-12-08+006.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#006600;"><strong><span style="color:#003300;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Kah-Nee-Ta</span> is approximately 100 miles East of Portland Oregon and is located on The Warm Springs Reservation. The pool that is in this picture is in the Village area, where you can take a trip down the giant, 140-foot-long or 184-foot long slides into the waters of the double Olympic-sized hot springs mineral pool. The village hot springs pool is open year-round. It is cooled during the summer and heated to 92 degrees during the fall season. </span></strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#006600;"><strong><span style="color:#003300;">The Teepees in the pictures are available to rent and they hold of up to 10 people. (Click on pictures to enlarge.)</span><br /></strong></span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Z7Nq1jIKCag/SAYYXveVooI/AAAAAAAAATU/DhZg_TxYkhw/s1600-h/KNT+4-12-08+010.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189862416750846594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Z7Nq1jIKCag/SAYYXveVooI/AAAAAAAAATU/DhZg_TxYkhw/s400/KNT+4-12-08+010.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189862240657187442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Z7Nq1jIKCag/SAYYNfeVonI/AAAAAAAAATM/iGx6Ss5NZRg/s400/KNT+4-12-08+012.jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#003300;"><strong>The Warm Springs Reservation was established by The Treaty of 1855 on a small reserve of land where our ancestors lived for thousands of years. In 1937 the Wasco, Paiute and Warm Springs Tribes organized as the </strong></span><a href="http://www.warmsprings.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#009900;"><strong>Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs</strong></span></a><span style="color:#003300;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong><span style="color:#009900;"> </span>and became a sovereign, self-governing nation.</strong></span></span></div><br /><p><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#003300;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Kah-Nee-Ta</span> <span style="font-size:130%;">Village</span> was completed in 1964 and named for the Indian woman Xnitla, "Root Digger" who had owned the property. Xnitla was a scout and spiritual leader who used the natural hot springs and indigenous plants and roots for medicinal purposes and religious ceremonies. The Lodge and Convention Center opened in 1972, followed by Indian Head Casino in 1995.</strong> </span></p><p><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#003300;">In the spring of 2001, the Tribal Council approved unifying Kah-Nee-Ta Resort and Indian Head Casino, forming what is now Kah-Nee-Ta High Desert Resort &amp; Casino.</span></strong></p>TheOregonBlogger@AOL.Comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851579178907051343.post-2649952124819230882008-04-04T09:17:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:45:01.530-08:00Hughes Flying Boat, H-4, HK-1 Spruce Goose<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Z7Nq1jIKCag/R_ZVaOeqdQI/AAAAAAAAARU/Jc79lulGdjk/s1600-h/goose_2005_0463.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185425930015372546" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 219px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 174px" height="150" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Z7Nq1jIKCag/R_ZVaOeqdQI/AAAAAAAAARU/Jc79lulGdjk/s400/goose_2005_0463.jpg" width="219" border="0" /></a> The Hughes Flying Boat represents one of man’s greatest attempts to conquer the skies as the largest airplane ever constructed. It flew only one time on November 2, 1947. Conceived as a personnel and materiel carrier, the single hull prototype was designed to fly Trans-Atlantic to avoid World War II German submarines that were sinking Allied ships in large numbers. Completed in 1947 after the end of the War, the wooden winged giant is nearly six times bigger than any aircraft of its time. The press insisted on calling the Hughes Flying Boat the “Spruce Goose,” a name that its billionaire builder Howard Hughes despised. Most of the huge plane is actually made of birch, with only small amounts of maple, poplar, balsa, and, yes, spruce. Birch was chosen because testing proved it light, strong, and resistant to splitting, dry rot and deterioration.<br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The Museum is located at 500 NE Captain Michael King Smith Way, McMinnville, Oregon. Scroll down to <strong>Oregon and Washington Guide</strong> and click on link for <strong>EVERGREEN AVIATION AND SPACE MUSEUM</strong> - Home of The Spruce Goose.</span>TheOregonBlogger@AOL.Comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851579178907051343.post-23071730586165163682008-03-26T22:22:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:45:01.611-08:00WARM SPRINGS INDIAN RESERVATION - OREGON<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Z7Nq1jIKCag/R-sv4OeqdJI/AAAAAAAAAQc/Rz-ku0cdNdU/s1600-h/CENTRAL+OREGON+.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182288439225775250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Z7Nq1jIKCag/R-sv4OeqdJI/AAAAAAAAAQc/Rz-ku0cdNdU/s400/CENTRAL+OREGON+.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#003300;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Warm Springs, a nation where the sun shines most every day and time turns to the pace of a culture thousands of years in the making. </strong></span></span><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></strong><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#003300;"><strong>It is the land of the Warm Springs, Wasco and Paiute Native American Tribes, stretching from the snowcapped summit of the Cascade Mountains to the palisaded cliffs of the Deschutes River in Central Oregon.</strong></span></span><span style="color:#003300;"><br /></span><span style="color:#006600;"><strong>Click on Picture</strong></span>TheOregonBlogger@AOL.Comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851579178907051343.post-19936950564353725242008-03-22T22:20:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:45:01.857-08:00COLUMBIA GORGE STERNWHEELER<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Z7Nq1jIKCag/R-Xp1OeqdGI/AAAAAAAAAQE/gA_s7MVdowc/s1600-h/P1010005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180804046988670050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Z7Nq1jIKCag/R-Xp1OeqdGI/AAAAAAAAAQE/gA_s7MVdowc/s400/P1010005.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#330000;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Journey Into History</strong> </span><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#330000;">In 1803 Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson to learn and report about western geography, climate, plants and the indigenous people encountered on their journey to find the great waterway to the Pacific Ocean. </span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#330000;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#330000;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#330000;">Experience the history of the Cloumbia River Gorge and learn about the Lewis and Clark Expedition on a cruise aboard the <strong>Columbia Gorge Sternwheeler</strong>. Enjoy riverboat cruises on our authentic triple-deck paddle wheeler, providing 360 degrees of breathtaking vistas. Watch Native American tribes fish from their legendary platforms as they have for centuries. Meal Cruises and Sightseeing excursions are available. Step on board for a unique viewing of the Columbia River Gorge. </span><a href="http://www.sternwheeler.com/"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">www.sternwheeler.com</span></strong></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span></div><br /><span style="color:#330000;"><strong> Click on Picture</strong></span>TheOregonBlogger@AOL.Comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851579178907051343.post-63685766649964599452008-03-13T15:23:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:45:01.968-08:00SHAKEH<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Z7Nq1jIKCag/R9mqN0Q1FRI/AAAAAAAAAPc/hdi_OHof1KE/s1600-h/redguitarresizedhostbaby.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177356400983348498" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Z7Nq1jIKCag/R9mqN0Q1FRI/AAAAAAAAAPc/hdi_OHof1KE/s320/redguitarresizedhostbaby.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000066;"><strong>We recently saw Shakeh perform at McMenamins Edgefield, where the evening was filled with a wonderful voice, laughter and participation by the audience. It was truly a relaxing and enjoyable evening, thank you Shaken.<br /><br />Take a look at her web site <a href="http://www.shakeh.com/">http://www.shakeh.com/</a> and click on music to hear her songs. She travels the west coast from San Diego California to Seattle Washington.<br /></strong></span>TheOregonBlogger@AOL.Comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851579178907051343.post-45872727852145489332008-03-13T15:07:00.000-07:002008-12-08T15:45:02.161-08:00THE INTERNATIONAL ROSE TEST GARDENS - Portland Oregon<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Z7Nq1jIKCag/R9mm4kQ1FQI/AAAAAAAAAPU/zQUGcY9Uh3I/s1600-h/P1010017.JPG"><span style="color:#000066;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177352737376244994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Z7Nq1jIKCag/R9mm4kQ1FQI/AAAAAAAAAPU/zQUGcY9Uh3I/s400/P1010017.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000066;"> </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#000066;"><strong>The most famous of Portland's gardens is the International Rose Test Garden, located in the Washington Park area. Here roses of every color and variety are displayed in neat beds in a terraced park overlooking the city.<br /></strong></span></span><div><p><strong><span style="color:#000066;">Ever since its founding in 1917, the garden has received the best roses from around the world. At first, European enthusiasts rushed to send hybrids to the new garden, hoping to save rare specimens from destruction during World War I. Today, growers send samples to be judged every June during the Portland Rose Festival, when experts inspect blooms and choose winners in the prestigious Portland Best Rose Contest. </span></strong></p><p><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong><span style="color:#000066;">For the visitor, the International Rose Test Garden promises row after row of fragrant flowers during spring, summer and even into the fall months. Most of the garden is arranged for viewing by category with each colorful variety clearly marked for identification. Volunteers are available for questions as they deadhead bushes to ensure better blooms.</span> </strong></span></p></div>TheOregonBlogger@AOL.Comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851579178907051343.post-74650234437637964792008-03-02T11:18:00.000-08:002008-12-08T15:45:02.286-08:00FISHING ON THE WILLAMETTE RIVER<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Z7Nq1jIKCag/R8r-Z86juLI/AAAAAAAAAN4/K7FyxD9CxRM/s1600-h/FILE13111.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173226843790358706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Z7Nq1jIKCag/R8r-Z86juLI/AAAAAAAAAN4/K7FyxD9CxRM/s320/FILE13111.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffff66;">Click on picture to enlarge</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffcc33;"><br /></span><div>From Friends of our Family in Portland Oregon. </div><br /><div></div><div>This Sturgeon is Still alive, just worn out from the fight. </div><br /><div></div><div>They turned him loose after the photo. This Sturgeon was caught on the Willamette River just below Oregon City (December 15, 2007). It weighed out at over 1,000 lbs and measured out at 11'1". It was 56" around the girth and took over 6 and a half hours, for the 4 guys taking turns at reeling it in. </div><br /><div>Any Sturgeon around five feet has to be released unharmed and cannot be removed from the water. They are brood / breeding stock and probably older than most of us. </div>TheOregonBlogger@AOL.Comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851579178907051343.post-4909670140314239932008-02-21T13:46:00.000-08:002008-12-08T15:45:02.466-08:00COLUMBIA RIVER AND MT HOOD<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Z7Nq1jIKCag/R73xhXwglGI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/jPn3eIq0dJY/s1600-h/MT+HOOD+&amp;+RIVER.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169553502906651746" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Z7Nq1jIKCag/R73xhXwglGI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/jPn3eIq0dJY/s400/MT+HOOD+%26+RIVER.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">Click on Picture to Enlarge.</span></strong><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">FOR EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, QUOTES, INFORMATION AND INSPIRATION STORIES. </span><a href="http://www.theprosperingpower.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;">http://www.theprosperingpower.blogspot.com/</span></a>TheOregonBlogger@AOL.Comnoreply@blogger.com